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02/26 21:49 CST No. 12 Duke women secure share of ACC title by beating Florida State 80-52 No. 12 Duke women secure share of ACC title by beating Florida State 80-52 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) --- Toby Fournier scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and 12th-ranked Duke broke it open after halftime to beat Florida State 80-52 on Thursday night for at least a share of the ACC regular-season title. Duke secured the top seed in next week's ACC Tournament with the win. Delaney Thomas added 13 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and Taina Mair also had a double-double for the Blue Devils (21-7, 16-1) with 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Ashlon Jackson scored 15 points and Riley Nelson had 11. Jasmine Shavers scored 21 points and Sole Williams 12 for Florida State (9-19, 4-12), which was outrebounded 54-30. Duke, which led 33-29 at halftime, used a 13-2 run to start the third quarter to take control and the Blue Devils outscored the Seminoles 47-23 in the second half. Duke was coming off its first loss since Dec. 4, falling at Clemson 53-51 on Sunday. The Blue Devil's 16 ACC victories are the most in a season under head coach Kara Lawson.

Up next Florida State: Ends the regular season on Sunday playing at Wake Forest. Duke: Travels to Chapel Hill to face 21st-ranked North Carolina on Sunday to also conclude the regular season. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball

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